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As, for the safety of society, we commit honest maniacs to Bedlam, so judges should be withdrawn from their bench, whose erroneous biases are leading us to dissolution. It may indeed injure them in fame or in fortune; but it saves the republic, which is the first and supreme law.   Jefferson, Thomas

Source: THOMAS JEFFERSON, Autobiography, The Writings of Thomas Jefferson, ed. Paul L. Ford, vol. 1, p. 114 . · This quote is about uncategorised · Search on Google Books to find all references and sources for this quotation.

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